Chapter nine, In Art Pursuit draws to a close with today’s post. And I begin my hiatus from posting every week. I will post occasionally…
“My tail is draggin’, man.” is perhaps how Muttley would say it. “I need to park my rear.” is how Gertie would say it, and…
I read a book recently in which a young Chinese girl had her feet bound, as was the practice in 19th century China for girls…
A recent article in the Toronto Sun got me to thinking about what it means to have a Canadian accent. Apparently, it can be a…
Perhaps I am a tad jaded, but I find there is something a wee bit hokey, perhaps even slightly offensive about all the hoopla for…
“Unwavering resilience’ is a phrase I came across in an article written by a woman lamenting Hilary Clinton’s loss of the US election. I liked…
Decades ago in one of my sociology classes, I remember studying the phenomenon of Voodooism. As a cultural phenomenon, the spells and hexes cast seemed…
If you ask a driver to assess their own driving skill, almost every driver will tell you they are a good driver. Self assessment of…
In last week’s post I had intended to give everyone fair warning that there would be no post this holiday weekend. It has been…
I attended the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) this weekend. TCAF is not a comic-con style convention where people dress up as their favourite obscure character…